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Unapproved antibiotic usage on rise in India; Azithromycin, cefixime most used tablets, finds study

A research study published in The Lancet has talked about one of the most serious habits of Indians which should have been talked about earlier. The study says close to 50% of the antibiotic formulations used in India's private sector in 2019 were not approved by the central drug regulator.

The Times of India

‘Awareness needed on antimicrobial resistance’

Use of antibiotics should be limited, says Health Secretary

The Hindu

UK approves 'poo transplant' to treat antibiotic resistant superbugs

So-called “poo transplants” have reached an important milestone with the publication of a new UK guideline that recognises their effectiveness at treating some persistent gut infections.

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Desperate race to save mum's life after she's given antibiotics for tonsillitis

Rhianna McKenna, 28, said she first suspected something wasn't right when she began feeling breathless and dizzy and noticed she had swollen glands and bruises across her body

Daily Mirror

'Doctors told me I had tonsilitis before I was diagnosed with leukaemia'

'It got worse - my sight started to go in my left eye, things were blurry, and I didn’t know what was going on'

Wales Online

Aishwarya Aswath's chances of survival low even with earlier intervention, expert tells inquest

An inquest into the death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children's Hospital hears her infection was so advanced that her odds of survival would have been low even if staff had acted sooner.

ABC News

Poo transplants to be offered to hundreds of NHS patients with superbugs

The treatment targets infections that are hard to treat with traditional antibiotics

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NHS patients struggling with superbugs to be offered poo transplants

Revolutionary treatment for C diff infections that transfers gut bacteria from healthy faeces given the green light by Nice

The Guardian - UK

Poo transplant to be offered to hundreds with superbug

C.diff infections can be tricky to treat with traditional antibiotics.

The Independent UK

We need to change how antibiotics target bugs if we want them to keep working

While much of our attention during the past few years has been focused on COVID, a more insidious and more dangerous pandemic has been spreading unabated. This pandemic concerns antimicrobial resistance, which is when bacteria evade the antibiotics we use to treat them. You’ve probably heard these bacteria called “superbugs”…

The Conversation

Doctor explains why antibiotics are prescribed when your child is sick and if there are any side effects

When children get infected with a disease, it is best to consult a pediatrician. However, parents can have a lot of doubts regarding medication, especially antibiotics.

The Times of India

Lawsuit alleges Whole Foods has antibiotics in its beef labeled antibiotic-free

The lawsuit also claims Whole Foods financially exploited its customers by charging significantly more for its meat products compared to competitors, under the guise that their products are healthier.

WEKU

'Giving antibiotics through an inhaler can help fight bacterial resistance'

Replacing swallowed medicines with inhaled versions means the lowest possible effective dose can be administered and helps stop bugs becoming resistant to drugs, writes Dr Miriam Stoppard

Daily Mirror

UK dentists should give antibiotics to patients at risk of heart infection – study

Nice guidelines advising against antibiotic use for those at risk of infective endocarditis should be reviewed, researchers say

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Doctor delayed antibiotics for dying mum

An obstetrician prioritised delivering a mum's stillborn baby over giving her antibiotics despite knowing there was a golden hour after diagnosing sepsis.

Wales Online

Mum suffers 'chipped teeth after biting down on metal bolt in kebab takeaway'

'I have been on antibiotics for two weeks, I broke down in the dentist's room. It is not the nicest, it really isn't'

The Hindu

Shortage of drugs hits many government hospitals in Tamil Nadu

Antibiotics top the list; hospitals are managing with local purchases

WEKU

TB is good at resisting antibiotics. Here are some new ideas to outsmart the bacteria

Two new studies draw on data from more than 12,000 patients to help figure out ways to battle antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis.

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Inverse

Bacteria-eating virus cocktails may effectively treat gut inflammation — study

Two huge breakthroughs could change the game for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Daily Mirror

Dog's miraculous recovery after being shot in the head at close range

Little Arthur was shot between the eyes and seemingly left for dead by his cruel attacker - and has been spending his days in the hospital being treated with oral and topical antibiotics ever since

Zenger

Mother Fears COVID-Canceled Treatments Lead To Baby’s Disability

From April 2019 to April 2020 Spree went through chest infections, conjunctivitis, and ear infections requiring antibiotics.

Liverpool Echo

'Covid left me looking like a monster, I even hid from my daughter'

Jaime Graves said things were so bad she could barely leave the house

WEKU

Typhoid mutated to beat antibiotics. Science is learning how to beat those strains

The ancient disease is still a killer. And even though there are new drugs, there's a growing rate of antibiotic-resistance cases. Here's a look at the latest strategies to tame typhoid.

Daily Mirror

Mum felt 'like a monster' and hid from own daughter after rare Covid symptom

Jaime Graves, 42, from Bedfordshire, developed a breakout of cystic acne after testing positive for Covid, but antibiotics failed to clear her skin as they usually do

Manchester Evening News

Mum felt 'like a monster' and hid her face from daughter when struck with cystic acne after Covid

"The worst side effect I suffered from Covid was another cystic acne outbreak. It was so bad that my skin was red raw and so sore"

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